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Video catches chief getting high

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By Marieta Heidi Ilalio 13 January 2026, 10:50AM

A Samoan high chief, Asiata Pouniu Lavea, was captured on camera in a live feed smoking what looked like a marijuana joint while drinking a can of Woodstock and holding a cigarette in his hand.

By Marieta Heidi Ilalio 13 January 2026, 10:50AM

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